Kichae did a good job of explaining some of the limitations, and I also agree with you that there’s more we can do for user-friendliness while still respecting decentralization.

One of the things we’ve done is put together the guides above, which I’m hoping can help reduce confusion on how this new platform works and what the differences / benefits are. If they DO help, then one solution could be to share the guides around and hope that it acts as the first introduction for people. There are a lot of confusing resources out there (ex. that infographic that gets posted around), so I’m hoping that over time we can improve these guides over time to be as helpful as possible.

We’d love some feedback on the guides if you have a chance to go through them! In particular, these seem relevant to the areas you were confused about:

• Quick overview of Lemmy (goes over account creation)
• Where to find mobile apps (discusses why there are multiple, and how to pick one
• Quick overview of the Fediverse (goes over why decentralization is key to the Fediverse, and important for fixing the problems with old social media)

In addition, if you have any thoughts on the order of the guide pages and areas that are still confusing

The Lemmy software itself is also open-source, and there’s often discussion about what can be improved. Similarly, there are a few other Lemmy compatible projects in the works that are doing things slightly differently, such as Piefed and Mbin. As you get settled in and familiar with things, these communities might be of interest to you:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Welcome to lemmy.ca / the fediverse 😊